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Businesses have access to a bewildering array of cloud and server hosting. If you’re at a loss as to whether you should choose a public cloud, a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a bare metal server... more

The cloud provides on-demand servers that can be created in seconds with the click of a button or a call to Steadfast’s engineering team. Cloud users can create one server for a particular project or... more

Cloud computing has driven incredible innovation and transformed the IT landscape since it was introduced just over a decade ago. Today, cloud platforms support a huge proportion of online services... more

One of the most important server hosting decisions you will make concerns server management. Will you manage your own server, or will you let a team of experienced server administrators carry some of... more

When I talk to eCommerce merchants and owners of businesses that process credit card payments, I’m often surprised by a common misunderstanding concerning the companies that must comply with PCI... more

By any measure, 2017 has been a disaster for enterprise security. The industry lurched from devastating ransomware attacks to catastrophic data leaks. It’s no wonder consumer trust is at an all time... more

When historians and sociologists look back on the last decade or so, they face the task of explaining what caused an immense explosion of disruption and innovation in the business world. Startups... more

Traditional content management systems — think WordPress or Joomla! — are tightly integrated monoliths. The front-end and back-end are designed to work together, and that tight coupling is reflected... more

There is no such thing as a good user-data leak, but the way a company responds when their network security is breached can set the tone for the public perception of the incident.Security breaches... more

Backups are the last line of defense against ransomware attacks. It would be better if ransomware never found its way onto servers in the first place, but once it has, victims have only three options... more